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Month: January 2021

Biden vows to work with Canada on ‘Buy American’ policy, but offers no guarantees

Click here for updates on this story     Edmonton, Alberta (CTV News) — U.S. President Joe Biden vowed to work with Canada in relation to his “Buy American” policy, which would tighten existing rules on government procurement by guaranteeing contracts to U.S. companies, during his call with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last week. According to Foreign

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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin orders review of military sexual assault prevention programs

In his first directive since taking office, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is ordering senior Pentagon leadership to send him reports detailing their efforts to prevent sexual assault and harassment, as well as what accountability measures have been implemented and an assessment of whether those efforts worked. “President Biden has ordered a 90-day commission to pursue

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Detective injured, squad damaged during arrest attempt that started in a fast food parking lot

Click here for updates on this story     MOLINE, Illinois (WQAD) — A detective with the Moline Police Department was seriously injured while arresting a man who had been dodging the police for several days. According to a statement from the Moline Police Department, officers tried to stop 23-year-old Zakary L. Veach for a traffic violation

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Sanders says Democrats will use reconciliation ‘as soon as we possibly can’ to pass Covid-19 relief package

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, the incoming chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, said Sunday that Democrats would use a rare procedural tactic to pass major parts of a Covid-19 relief package if Republicans refuse to move on the measure. Sanders, an independent who caucuses with the Democrats, told CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the

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